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MUDDY AT EMPIRE CITY UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CUTS DOWN THE ATTENDANCE AND AFFECTS RESULTS. Hauberk Outstays Bac in tho Melrose Selling Stakos Ninety Simplex Wins and Changes Ownership Track Talk. New York, July 25. Hain today reduced the at-tenelance at Empire City to the regulars and made the; geiing muddy and uncertain. The .Melrose Sealing Stakes was the feature. Haiibe-rk was maile the chedce feir this race ami won it after a gruelling struggle to beat Andrew Millers Itac. The- latter was the pacemaker to the home; turn. The-n Hauberk challenged and, though Butwell sole-cteel the nearest way home-. Itac was neit equal tei the emergency. Sky Pilot had considerable snppeirt and ran close up tei the leaders all the way, but was a trifle outclassed. True; as Ste;e-1, which was claimed yesterday by S. J. Baiocchi, was repurchased bv 1. S P Kaneleilph at a slight advance. A drizzling rain fe-11 during the; greater part of the afternoon, which finally had its effect upon the geiing, making it cemsielerably slower. The exodus tei Saratoga has commenced in earnest, and by Friday most eif the impiirtnut stables will have left for the Spa. Andrew Millers stable with Roamcr. will depart Thursday. Ninety Simplex afte-r winning the second race was biel up from 00 tei !. and sold to I. M. Ifeelrick. Jr.. who hail AVoodfair in the race! W. A. Pinke-rton was a visitor today, accom- pained by fn;nds from Saratoga. . In the; Hillsdale Handicap. Pan Maiel proved she is neit much ef a mud runner. She was unable to hold Sprint or Fenmouse at any time Taplin was responsible feir Sprints victory in this race by saving greumil on the stretch turn. A. It. Hancock, proprietor of the Ellerslie Stuel in lrgniia, was a visitor today. Hauberk, after winning the Melrose Selling Stakes, was advanced from S1.000 to S2 500 by H Fink, who made three 00 bids. Trainer j" Carroll protected the heirse feir the Coe stable II. Fink biel Transit up from 00 to ,100, but tiie horse was protected. Workouts at Empire City, with the track good were;: Ash Can Three-quarters in 1:17. Amies Five-eighths in 1:05. Ambrose Half in 52. Alberta True Half mile in 50. Babceick Three-eighths in 30--. Bob Hi-iisle-y Three-eighths hi 37. Busy Jeie; Three-quarters in 1:1S. , Bird Leire Five-eighths in 1:0;;S. Bridget OConnor Three-quarters in 1 2.1st Buchanan Brady Half mile in 50. Beckna Half mile in 50. Buck Shot Three-quarters in 1:10. Bayberry Candle Three-eighths in .10- Chieftain Five-eighths in 1:0.1. Counsel Five-eighths in 1:01. CurraghhMii Mile; in 1:15. Douglas Half mile in 51. Flittorgold Mile in 1:10. Favour Mile; in 1:15. Gun Bearer Mile in 1:17. Grasp Three-quarters in 1:20. Golden Gate. Mile in 1:10. Gnat Mile in 1:14. Jem Five-eighths in 1:07. Kilkenny Boy Mile; in 1:15. Kewessa Five-eighths in 1:05. Lively Five-eighths in 1 ::and. Little Nearer Mile in 1:50. Mcolieka Three-iptnrters in 1:21. Malabar Seven-eighths in 1:32. Meditation Half in 50. Presumption Three-ejuarte-rs in 1:18. Penroel Five-eighths in 1:0.1. Pharaoh Three-quarters in 1:10. Past Master Three-eighths in 3S. Pollux Five-eighths in 1:05. Peickichoei Mile in 1:17. Precise; Five-eighths in 1:03. Pleieuio Half mile in 52. Prince of Ceimei Half mile in 50. Queen of the Water Half mile in 50. - Qui Vive Half in 50. Russian Pinion Five-eighths in 1:00. Hoamer Thrce-ipmrtcrs in 1:21. Sandbar Mile- in 1:10. Supernal Half in 50. Seildie-r Mile; in 1:47. Sevillian. Mile in 1:17. Success Mile in 1:40. Spur TIme-iiarters in 1:15. The; Minks II. Five-eighths iii 1:07. Twinkler Five-eighths in 1:00. Vermont Half in 40. Water Dam Half mile in 53.
